(headline image: Hildá Länsman – photo by Meeri Koutaniemi) Hildá Länsman was born in 1993 in Utsjoki, Finland. Utsjoki is Finland’s northernmost corner, where the…
Hildá Länsman’s Voice of the North
Tag: Sami music
Áššu Keeps the Flame of Joik Alive
(headline image: Áššu – photo by Oda Wenaas Torget) Áššu, whose name means Embers in Northern Sámi, is a trio that refuses to let tradition…
Áššu Rekindles Sámi Fire on Luohtenlegut
Áššu – Luoteniegut (Nordic Notes / CPL-Musicgroup, 2025) Áššu, the trio led by veteran Finnish Sámi singer Ulla Pirttijärvi, intertwines traditional joik with contemporary sounds…
Karjalasta Kolttien Maille Bridges Karelian and Skolt Sámi Cultures
Karjalasta kolttien maille – Karjalasta kolttien maille (Global Music Centre, 2022) The album Karjalasta Kolttien Maille (From Karelia to the Skolt Sámi Lands), released in…
Ánnámáret’s Bálvvosbáiki: Merging Sámi Tradition with Modern Soundscapes
Ánnámáret – Bálvvosbáiki (Uksi Productions, 2024) Sámi artist Ánnámáret, from Finland, has released Bálvvosbáiki (translated as “Worship”), an album that expertly combines traditional Sámi worldview…
Feel Good Modern Joik by Emil Kárlsen
Emil Kárlsen – Binnát (By Norse Music, 2024) Emil Ráste Karlsen, known as Emil Kárlsen, is a young Northern Sami multi-instrumentalist and artist from Omasvuotna/Omasvuonon/Storfjord…
Sámi Musician Ánnámáret Revives Yoik Tradition through Archival Research
Ánnámáret (Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman), the gifted artist hailing from Nuorgam in northernmost Finland, stands as a musician deeply rooted within the Arctic indigenous community of the…
Solju’s Groundbreaking Sámi Yoiks Celebrate Spring
Solju – Uvjamuohta / Powder Snow (Bafe’s Factory (2022) Solju, the duo formed by Ulla Pirttijärvi (Solju, Áššu) and her daughter Hildá Länsman (Solju, VILDÁ,…
Finnish Act Gájanas Wins International Indigenous Artist Recording of the Year at Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards 2021
Finnish band Gájanas has won the International Indigenous Artist/Group Recording of the Year Award at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards 2021 in Canada. Gájanas…
Vildá Wins Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021
Finnish duo Vildá is one of the winners of the Music Moves Europe Talent Award 2021. The world music act combines joiks and sounds of…